As part of the SummerFest summer reading program, schools compete within districts and with each other to claim the title of Summer Reading Champions. However, students and non-students alike will benefit (and possibly win prizes) from reading with us this summer. Adults, teens and kids can sign up at summerfest.tscpl.org.
The area school with the highest percent of students to read 12 hours during our program win a trophy as well as having its name engraved on a plaque in the library.
Last year’s winning school was Indian Hills Elementary. It’s students read more than 2,100 hours during summer vacation.
“Schools can get competitive over this because summer reading programs keep kids ready for school,” said LeAnn Petrie, Youth Services supervisor. “Normally, kids suffer from learning loss over the summer, but reading can reinforce some of those skills to keep them on track. It’s a very school-friendly program.”
You’ll have to wait until the end of the program on July 29 to see how many students from each school actually completed our program. However, you can check below to see the amount of students who have signed up to participate from each school. There is still time to help your school get to the top, so sign up now and get reading at summerfest.tscpl.org.
Auburn Elementary- 27 percent
Avondale East Elementary- 3 percent
Avondale West Elementary- 12 percent
Berryton Elementary- 22 percent
Bishop Elementary- 10 percent
Cair Paravel Latin- 25 percent
Christ the King Elementary- 15 percent
Elmont Elementary- 14 percent
Farley Elementary- 22 percent
Heritage Christian- 10 percent
Highland Park Central Elementary- 9 percent
Holy Family Catholic-10 percent
Indian Hills Elementary- 34 percent
Jay Shideler Elementary- 34 percent
Linn Elementary- 2 percent
Logan Elementary- 6 percent
Lowman Hill Elementary- 12 percent
Lundgrun Elementary- 1 percent
Mater Dei Catholic- 28 percent
McCarter Elementary- 11 percent
McClure Elementary- 15 percent
McEachron Elementary- 6 percent
Meadows Elementary- 15 percent
Most Pure Heart of Mary- 13 percent
North Fairview Elementary- 18 percent
Pauline Central Elementary- 24 percent
Pauline South Elementary- 19 percent
Pleasant Hill Elementary- 13 percent
Quincy Elementary- 2 percent
Quinton Heights Elementary- 3 percent
Randolph Elementary- 15 percent
Rochester Elementary- 17 percent
Ross Elementary- 7 percent
Rossville Grade- 3 percent
Scott Magnet- 4 percent
Shaner Elementary- 7 percent
Shawnee Heights Elementary- 23 percent
Silver Lake Grade- 8 percent
St. Matthew- 17 percent
State Street Elementary- 6 percent
Stout Elementary- 10 percent
Tecumseh North Elementary- 12 percent
Tecumseh South Elementary- 14 percent
Topeka Adventist- 67 percent
Topeka Collegiate- 7 percent
Topeka Lutheran- 19 percent
Wanamaker Elementary- 17 percent
West Indianola Elementary- 15 percent
Whitson Elementary- 12 percent
Williams Magnet- 7 percent
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5 Responses to Does Your School Measure Up?
Alba
July 9, 2011
The homeschool community should be a category on “Does your school measure up?”
Sally
July 12, 2011
Lawrence Virtual School should be an option for “Does your school measure up?”
Kathy Porter
July 12, 2011
Please add Perry-Lecompton too.
Marie Pyko
July 13, 2011
We do have homeschoolers identified as a category but currently don’t have a listing of how many students in Topeka and Shawnee County are homeschooled. If you have a good tool for us to use as our benchmark for homeschoolers I would appreciate your help. There are currently 199 Homeschool students participating in our Summerfest reading challenge.
Marie Pyko
July 13, 2011
Sally and Kathy, in terms of Lawrence Virtual School and Perry-Lecompton while these students can participate in our program through our reciprocal relationship with other counties those two schools, our recognition program focuses on our district library service area which is Topeka and Shawnee County. Thank you for sharing that we have a growing community outside our traditional county borders.